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Italian Army CH-47 Crash Kills Four, Injures Eleven

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the Italian Army crashed near Gorice, Brcko district, killing four and injuring eleven.
All 15 aboard were Italian personnel, including two soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers.
EUFOR said the aircraft was completely destroyed and opened an investigation.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni posted condolences to victims’ families on X.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto expressed personal grief over the loss.

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EUFOR urged the public not to spread misinformation about its personnel’s identities or nationalities.
EUFOR said investigation updates will be released only after verification.
EUFOR confirmed the crash caused no damage to civilian infrastructure, property, or vehicles.
EUFOR fields 1,000-1,500 soldiers from 24 European states.
Six Irish Defence Forces personnel are stationed at EUFOR headquarters in Sarajevo and were not involved in the crash.

History

After the Dayton Accords were signed on 14 December 1995, NATO launched IFOR on 20 December 1995, deploying about 60,000 troops from 32 nations to enforce the peace and replace UNPROFOR. IFOR’s one-year mandate gave way to SFOR, which later became the EUFOR Althea force that now fields roughly 1,200 soldiers. The recent CH-47 crash echoes earlier helicopter losses in the same theater.

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After the Dayton Accords were signed on 14 December 1995, NATO launched IFOR on 20 December 1995, deploying about 60,000 troops from 32 nations to enforce the peace and replace UNPROFOR. IFOR’s one-year mandate gave way to SFOR, which later became the EUFOR Althea force that now fields roughly 1,200 soldiers. The recent CH-47 crash echoes earlier helicopter losses in the same theater.

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